Shariah
Shariah is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Shariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shariah is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Shariah
The earliest SSA record of Shariah as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 49 newborns named Shariah — #3,361 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Shariahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,678 among baby girl names with 7 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 979 Shariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shariah
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About the name Shariah
Shariah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 979 births in the dataset. Shariah's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,257. Use the chart and map above to compare Shariah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.